Aiden’s POVThe air crackles with a low, menacing hum as the creature steps forward, its form twisting and warping, an impossible combination of shadow and chaos. It moves like liquid darkness, a mass of claws, tendrils, and fanged maws that seem to defy logic and physics. I can feel the weight of its presence pressing down on me, suffocating the very fabric of reality.Mila stands beside me, her ethereal form glowing like a beacon in the dark. Her energy radiates with fierce determination, but I can see the strain in her eyes. This creature—this monstrosity—wasn’t just summoned from the void. It’s tied to the remnants of the primordial force, and its very essence has been twisted by Kael’s pact. I don’t know how we’re going to defeat it, but I know one thing: we have to act fast, or it will tear us apart.“Aiden, it’s feeding off of my energy,” Mila’s voice rings in my mind, filled with urgency. “Every time I attack, it grows stronger. It’s feeding on the very power we need to use to

Mila's POVThe air is thick with tension, each breath a struggle against the oppressive weight of doubt. I can feel it, that fraying thread of trust stretching between us and the pack. Aiden’s presence beside me is a constant, a grounding force, but even he can’t seem to silence the whispers in the back of my mind. The rift in the pack is more than just physical—it’s a wound that cuts deep, one that might never heal.I glance at Wyatt as we move deeper into the rift, my senses on high alert. His steps are steady, but I can see the unease in the way his shoulders tense, his eyes flicking toward the shadows. Some of the pack members are still with us, but there’s a palpable shift in the air—a growing divide. They’re not sure who to follow. They’re not sure who to trust.“We need to keep moving,” Aiden says, his voice low but commanding, his gaze scanning the horizon as if expecting an attack at any moment.I nod, but my attention is divided. There’s a strange energy here, a presence th

Mila’s POVThe light inside me is a blazing force, searing through my body, trying to tear me apart. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever felt before—pure, radiant, and yet, it burns like fire, like it’s going to consume me whole. But there’s no turning back now.I draw a shaky breath, my body trembling, hands clasped around the light, trying to hold on. The shadows scream in protest, a thousand voices merging into one, twisting and curling around me like tendrils of death. They pull at my very soul, trying to drag me back into their dark embrace, to undo everything I’ve started.“Mila, hold on.”Aiden’s voice slices through the chaos, his presence a grounding force in the maelstrom surrounding me. His hand reaches for mine, his touch a tether that keeps me from spiraling into the dark abyss. But even with him here, even with our bond, it feels like I’m slipping away. The pain is unbearable, like every nerve in my body is being torn apart, but I grit my teeth and hold on, the light pushing

Aiden's POVThe tension in the air was thick enough to choke on, every breath feeling like it was dipped in gasoline, just waiting for the spark. I could feel the weight of it pressing down on me as I stood at the edge of the camp, my fists clenched tight. My mind raced, the remnants of the battle with Kael still fresh in my blood, still pulsing beneath my skin.Mila. The one thing that kept me grounded, the one person who had become my anchor in a world that was spiraling out of control.But now, she was gone.Captured. Taken by Kael into the rift, the very place that had turned so much of our world upside down.And I felt it. Her presence, fading, slipping further from my reach with every passing second. I could almost hear her voice calling out to me—soft, distant, desperate. The bond that tied us together had always been a source of strength, a tether to pull us through the worst of times. But now, it was weakening, and every ounce of my being screamed that time was running out."

Aiden's POVI stared at the looming fortress ahead, my heart pounding in my chest. Kael’s stronghold. A place of nightmares, twisted shadows, and broken promises. And now, it was completely surrounded by an impenetrable barrier of darkness. The air was thick with it, pulsing like a living thing, thrumming with malevolent energy. It felt like we were standing at the edge of the world, a place where nothing could touch us but the overwhelming weight of dread.The pack stood in uneasy silence around me, each face drawn, eyes clouded with uncertainty. Wyatt was the first to speak, his voice rough and full of disbelief. "This is it? We're just supposed to... what? Walk through this? There's no way through."His words hit hard. It felt like a punch to the gut, and I knew he wasn't the only one who felt that way. The barrier was as solid as a mountain, a black wall that stretched to the heavens. There was no visible entrance, no way in. Mila... she was somewhere inside that fortress, trapped